What is CVE-2021-38180?

CVE-2021-38180 is a critical-severity vulnerability in SAP Business One, classified under Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-10-12.

How severe is CVE-2021-38180?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in SAP Business One

CVE-2021-38180

SAP Business One - version 10.0, allows an attacker to inject formulas when exporting data to Excel (CSV injection) due to improper sanitation during the data export. An attacker could thereby execute arbitrary commands on the victim's computer but only if the victim allows to execute macros while opening the file and the security settings of Excel allow for command execution.

Published 2021-10-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.021 (80.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 80.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000

Affected products

SAP Business One — versions 10.0
SAP Se Business One — versions < 10.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1236 — Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File

References

wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action (Vendor Advisory)
launchpad.support.sap.com/ (Permissions Required)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-38180?: CVE-2021-38180 is a critical-severity vulnerability in SAP Business One, classified under Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-10-12.
How severe is CVE-2021-38180?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.